Overview
- Families Minister Kate Washington acknowledged “very poor decisions” allowed two foster children, aged 12 and 14, to live with convicted triple killer Regina Arthurell.
- Arthurell was removed from the western Sydney home earlier this week after the situation was revealed on 2GB, and the children were separated from the offender.
- Washington launched an urgent review to examine who knew what and when, after admitting the Department of Communities and Justice had been informed in late December.
- NSW Police conducted a Firearms Prohibition Order compliance search at the property and reported no items located after gaining entry.
- An extended supervision order on Arthurell expired in December 2024 without an application to extend it, and the attorney-general said the high‑risk offenders committee did not refer the case for further supervision.